Emera Astronomy Center offering guided meditation Dec. 16–18

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December 13, 2019 News

The Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine is offering free guided meditation sessions in the M.F. Jordan Planetarium to help students and faculty de-stress during finals week.

Participants can experience an amazing sunset as they travel from the Grand Canyon to the North Pole, then relax under a night sky filled with stars and glimpses of the Northern Lights. Meditation is a powerful tool for maintaining psychological health and resilience, and because the planetarium offers a dark and quiet space for relaxation, it is the perfect place for meditation.

The 30-minute program will be run by Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center. Session dates and times are:

Monday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 8:30 a.m.

The meditation program, Sunset Meditation, was developed as part of the Ball State University Meditation Partnership.